Comments on: Inspiration Behind “Custom Reading Width Beta” http://www.devlounge.net/design/inspiration-behind-custom-reading-width-beta Design, Develop, and Grow Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:03:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bliss http://www.devlounge.net/design/inspiration-behind-custom-reading-width-beta/comment-page-1#comment-6319 bliss Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:35:03 +0000 http://www.devlounge.net/articles/inspiration-behind-custom-reading-width-beta#comment-6319 The script is cool:) but again, the 'average' user wouldn't using it i guess. Though, this could be helpful for regular user. But, then i think using fluid option is lot better for now. thanks for the article. keep em coming!! The script is cool:) but again, the ‘average’ user wouldn’t using it i guess. Though, this could be helpful for regular user.

But, then i think using fluid option is lot better for now.

thanks for the article. keep em coming!!

]]> By: Matthijs http://www.devlounge.net/design/inspiration-behind-custom-reading-width-beta/comment-page-1#comment-5822 Matthijs Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:25:23 +0000 http://www.devlounge.net/articles/inspiration-behind-custom-reading-width-beta#comment-5822 Interesting subject and one I deal with regularly when making websites. The "custom reading" script looks cool. However, in some way it just replicates the browser behaviour. Instead of having to resize the window a user uses a script. I can imagine it is still too much hassle for many/most (?) visitors. However, the advantage of this script is the persistence function (it remembers the settings). So I can see its use in some cases/for some users. More in general: I can understand some arguments against a fixed width layout. However, I don't get the argument that on very high-res screens the layout looks "ugly" or doesn't work. Why not? The website is still just as wide (say 800px or 960px), line-lengths and font-sizes are still the same. It's like complaining that a book you read on a huge table looks so small. Uuh, yeah. Would you prefer to read a book of 1m (3ft) wide then? Imagine a painting in a museum. Does it in any way impress you less because it is placed on a large empty wall? No, to the contrary I think. Interesting subject and one I deal with regularly when making websites. The “custom reading” script looks cool. However, in some way it just replicates the browser behaviour. Instead of having to resize the window a user uses a script. I can imagine it is still too much hassle for many/most (?) visitors. However, the advantage of this script is the persistence function (it remembers the settings). So I can see its use in some cases/for some users.

More in general: I can understand some arguments against a fixed width layout. However, I don’t get the argument that on very high-res screens the layout looks “ugly” or doesn’t work. Why not? The website is still just as wide (say 800px or 960px), line-lengths and font-sizes are still the same. It’s like complaining that a book you read on a huge table looks so small. Uuh, yeah. Would you prefer to read a book of 1m (3ft) wide then?

Imagine a painting in a museum. Does it in any way impress you less because it is placed on a large empty wall? No, to the contrary I think.

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